by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 7,583 people earned their degree in surgical technology/technologist, making the major the 169th most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 633 surgical technology/technologist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 506 surgical technology/technologist graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 36 colleges that offered a degree in surgical technology/technologist. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in surgical technology/technologist.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree surgical technology/technologist students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mandl School - The College of Allied Health. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. This small school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 55 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pittsburgh Career Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastwick College - Ramsey. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. This small school is located in Ramsey, New Jersey, and it awarded 42 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend McCann School of Business & Technology. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. McCann School of Business & Technology is located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to qualified students.
Full McCann School of Business & Technology Surgical Technology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount Aloysius College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Mount Aloysius is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cresson, Pennsylvania. It awarded 22 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Surgical Technology at Mount Aloysius College
Great Lakes Institute of Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Great Lakes Institute of Technology is a small private for-profit school situated in Erie, Pennsylvania. It awarded 14 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Surgical Technology at Great Lakes Institute of Technology
Pittsburgh Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #7. Pittsburgh Technical College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Oakdale, Pennsylvania. It awarded 25 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Pittsburgh Technical College Surgical Technology Report
Trocaire College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Berkeley College - Woodland Park did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #9. Berkeley College - Woodland Park is a small school located in Woodland Park, New Jersey that handed out 38 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Berkeley College - Woodland Park Surgical Technology Report
Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences is located in New York, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Surgical Technology at Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences
Chesapeake College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Wye Mills, Maryland, and it awarded 10 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
Luzerne County Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Luzerne County Community College is a small public school situated in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania. It awarded 17 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Surgical Technology at Luzerne County Community College
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified associates’s surgical technology/technologist students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Niagara County Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Sanborn, New York, and it awarded 22 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Surgical Technology at Niagara County Community College
Frederick Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Frederick Community College is a medium-sized school located in Frederick, Maryland that handed out 21 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Surgical Technology at Frederick Community College
University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown is a small school located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania that handed out 10 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Hudson Valley Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Hudson Valley Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Troy, New York. It awarded 22 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
Lackawanna College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #18. Lackawanna College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Nassau Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Garden City, New York, and it awarded 23 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Surgical Technology at Nassau Community College
Monroe Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Monroe Community College is a medium-sized school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 15 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Surgical Technology at Monroe Community College
Delaware County Community College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Delaware County Community College is a medium-sized school located in Media, Pennsylvania that handed out 13 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Delaware County Community College Surgical Technology Report
Prince George’s Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #22. Located in Largo, Maryland, this fairly large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified associates’s surgical technology/technologist students in 2020-2021.
Alvernia University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Alvernia is located in Reading, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees to qualified students.
Pennsylvania College of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #24. Penn College is a public institution located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #25, Kingsborough Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Brooklyn, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified associates’s surgical technology/technologist students in 2020-2021.
Full Kingsborough Community College Surgical Technology Report
Harrisburg Area Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Surgical Technology/Technologist Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #25. Harrisburg Area Community College is a fairly large school located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania that handed out 12 associates’s surgical technology/technologist degrees in 2020-2021.
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